Richmond Heights pool reopening June 9

After staying closed for the 2013 season, the Richmond Heights pool is set to reopen June 9.
“There’s excitement, excitement, excitement, joy and happiness,” Recreation Director Barron Deniese Spencer said of the public’s reaction to the reopening.
Spencer said the biggest challenge to getting the pool open for the season was maintenance, ensuring that everything was up and running after going unused last year.
“There were a lot of things we needed new parts and pieces for,” she said.
Despite the challenges, the pool’s opening remained on schedule.
In June and July, the pool will be open 1 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday. In August, the pool will be open 1 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.
In addition, swim lessons and excer-swim, a free program for senior citizens, will be available in the morning hours.
Four two-week sessions of swim lessons will be offered, starting June 16. Lessons are a half-hour long and run between 9 to 11:30 a.m. for various skill levels.
Excer-swim also starts June 16 in the shallow end of the pool. The program runs from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Pool passes are on sale for residents starting at $50 for individuals. Passes are $110 for a family of four, $120 for a family of five and $130 for a family of six. Passes for each additional family member after that is $10.
For nonresidents, individual pool passes are $70 and $155 for a family of four. Each additional family member after that is $15.
General admission to the pool is $4 when accompanied with a valid passholder and $5 without.
The season closes on Aug. 17.
Spencer said she is working on an agreement with the South Euclid-Lyndhurst YMCA to have them come in and help re-establish a swim team in Richmond Heights.
There is no official start date for the swim team yet. Spencer said the goal is to have at least 20 kids sign up for the team. Once that number is reached, plans for instruction will begin.
“We’re trying to restart and regroup and strengthen our swim team here in Richmond Heights,” Spencer said. “And the South Euclid-Lyndhurst YMCA is so enthusiastic, they’re so excited. They said, ‘You used to have hundreds of kids here. We want to see that again.’ So they’re excited to come out and help us with that.”